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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GeorgeM, post: 3875751, member: 28550&quot;]Paddy, I didn&#039;t post anything that deserves your harsh reaction. My OP asked for opinions about grade and whether minor rim dings like these (which are on an edge corner and do not reach the denticles) would affect grade. At no point did I challenge anyone&#039;s right to have an opinion or claim the coin is more than it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if this coin has been cleaned, but I do believe it has unsightly toning. The response&nbsp; of &quot;details&quot; was unhelpful and I asked for clarity (as xf details is quite different from AG details). If you ask &quot;how many miles per gallon does this car get?&quot; and someone replies &quot;87 octane&quot;, it&#039;s not much of an answer, is it?</p><p><br /></p><p>On a related note, a coin doesn&#039;t have to be blast white to deserve a high MS grade. The fascination that some collectors have with luster often misses the point, IMO. A Morgan can have great luster and still have high point wear that would keep it below MS61. Likewise, a weak strike could technically be MS65 and still lack the detail and eye appeal of an MS63 coin that was struck with fresh dies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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